Nine breweries in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties took home gold at the Great American Beer Festival.
The event took place Oct. 9-11 in Denver, with 8,315 beers judged and 347 medals awarded to 273 breweries and cideries, according to the Brewers Association, which organizes the competition.
Here are the gold, silver and bronze medal winners in Southern California.
Gold
American-Style Brown Ale: Trunk Box, Left Coast Brewing Co. Tasting Room, Smokehouse & Distillery, Irvine
American-Style Strong Pale Ale: Chaos Erupts, Unsung Brewing Co.,Tustin
Belgian-Style Blonde Ale: Rector 2025, Absolution Brewing Co., Torrance
Brown Porter: Record Beer, 1886 Brewing Co., Orange
Golden or Blonde Ale: Brig Blonde, Ketch Brewing, San Diego
Juicy or Hazy Imperial India Pale Ale: tracing the departed, Everywhere Beer Co., Orange
New Zealand India Pale Ale: Chepedelic, ISM Brewing, Long Beach
Other Strong Beer: O’Melveny Red Ale, San Fernando Brewing Co., San Fernando
Scottish-Style Ale: Way Heavy, Pizza Port San Clemente, San Clemente
Silver
American Amber/Red Ale: Summon Ifrit, BattleMage Brewing Co., Vista
American Black Ale or American Stout: Doom Sludge, Green Cheek Beer Co., Costa Mesa
Classic Saison: Saison For Papa, Green Cheek Beer Co., Costa Mesa
Fruit Wheat Beer: Guava Cart, Golden Road Brewing, Anaheim
Hoppy Non-Alcohol Beer: Run Wild, Athletic Brewing Co., production facility is in San Diego
International Light Lager: Venice Cowboy, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., propagator: Marina del Rey
International-Style Pale Ale: Pint of Soul, Docent Brewing, San Juan Capistrano
Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale: Gaining Momentum, Radiant Beer Co., Anaheim
Robust Porter: Blimp Hangar Porter, Tustin Brewing Co.,Tustin
South German-Style Hefeweizen: Abso-hefin’-lutely!, East Village Brewing Co., San Diego
Specialty Berliner-Style Weisse: Paloma, Pizza Port Ocean Beach, San Diego
Sweet Stout or Cream Stout: Moooving On, Beachwood Brewing, Huntington Beach
West Coast IPA: Coast Molinos, Los Molinos Beer Co. San Clemente
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Dessert Stout: Magnetic Ribbon: Final Cut Edition, The Original 40 Brewing Co., San Diego
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout: Darkstar November, Bottle Logic Brewing, Anaheim
Bronze
American Black Ale or American Stout: A Dark in the Light, Radiant Beer Co., Anaheim
American Cream Ale: Chairman’s Mexican Lager, 29 Brews, Coachella
American-Style Brown Ale: Stone Lifeblood, Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens — Liberty Station, San Diego
Coffee Stout or Porter: Super Tonic, Docent Brewing San Juan Capistrano
English Ale: Mosaic, Institution Ale Co., Camarillo
Experimental India Pale Ale: Pepper & Peaches, Claremont Craft Ales, Claremont
Fresh Hop Beer: DAMP, TapRoom Beer Co., San Diego
Fruit Wheat Beer: Citrus Ave, Gladi8or Brews, Covina
Golden or Blonde Ale: Salty Crew, Coronado Brewing Co. — production facility in San Diego
Honey Beer: Honey Brown Ale, Culture Brewing, Solana Beach
International Dark Lager: Burlingame, North Park Beer Co., San Diego
International Light Lager: Olde Hollywood, Lawless Brewing, North Hollywood
Juicy or Hazy Imperial India Pale Ale: DDH The Other Brian, Green Cheek Beer Co., Costa Mesa
Mexican-Style Pale Lager: Californios, Station Craft, Dana Point
Vera Hop Beer: Nothing to Fear, HopSaint Brewing Co., Torrance